The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-20


and chain from Mr.. Rickett. The rob.
bers took the three men, placed them in
box car, closed the door, and put a
guard over them. Mr.. White said he
asked the agent what kind of looking
men the robbers were, and he told him
they looked like border rufiians. They
were well armed, and seemed to under
stand their business very thoroughly.
After robbing the train they mounted
their horses and rode away.
The train was detained only about
half hour and then came on north. When
it arrived in Waco, Mr.. Northacker, the
expressman, was weak from the loss of
blood and the effects of the blows he re-
ceived from the robbers, but he contin-
ued on his run to Denison. The con-
ductor, engineer and fireman who were
on the train which was robbed changed
at Taylor.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
AUSTIN, Tex, May 20.-A large posse
of sheriffs, officers of the city, police and
Federal marshals left about midnight
Wednesday night on the special train
taking their horses with them, to pursue
the train robbers. The adjutant general
had no Winchesters on hand, and the
party lost time in getting arms. Attor-
ney General Hogg was greatly exasper-
ated at the idea of robbing a train in fif-
teen miles of the capital and went off
toward Round Rock Thursday morning,
probably to aid in sending out parties.
Gen. King was in his Office all day and
up to late hour had no news. If Gen.
Hogg had been in office as long as Gen.
King, he would have learned to take such
incidents as the train robbery at Mcneil
more serenely. The postmaster here re-
ports the robbers studiously abstained
from meddling with the mail and is in
formed they got very little Doodle.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 20.-United States
Marshal Rankin has returned from the
scene of the robbery of the train at Nc
Neil. He and City Marshal Lucy and
posse were met there by Sheriff Oliver, of
Williamson, with another small posse
of armed men. Bloodhounds were sent
there from Hearne, but they did not get
there until after the trail was too cold
for them to track. The robbers, how
ever were traced by their horses foot
prints about half mile from Mcneil,
which is merely flag station of the In
ternational between here and Taylor,
where the International and Missouri
Pacific intersect. Here the robbers had
kindled fire and had evidently had
their supper. They were tracked about
mile further through the exceedingly
rugged country, finely adapted for rob
bers' haunts, to where they had divided
their Doodle, and as few dollars in sill
yer were found on the ground they must
have been in great hurry to get away.
The indications are they scattered in vari-
Gus directions and the men were left by
Capt. Rankin to continue their pursuit.
Four young men who live in the neigh
borhood were arrested on suspicion but
were soon after released. Capt. Rankin
thinks all who were concerned in the
robbery will be caught
The robbers were all evidently young
men, and according to the most reliable
accounts they were thirteen Of them. 1t
is not yet known how much money they
got, but according to the statement of
the express officers there was in the eX-
press car about s14O0, of funds of the
railroad company, including $500 in sill
yer and a check for $500 and about 5000
in money, property of the express com
pany. Not over 800 went from here in
funds of private parties. Over 800 was
sent from San Antonio, but il is not yet
stated how much may have been shipped
from other points 1t is probable, how
ever. that the robbers got somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Attorney Gene
raj Hogg and District Attorney Robin
son are assisting in working up the case.
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